Job overview
Are you an Occupational Health nurse looking for a challenge. Are you motivated to work in the heart of London for the largest NHS occupational health, safety and wellbeing (OHSWB) service in the country? Are you excited about developing your leadership skills and playing a key role in managing the delivery of an expanding Vocational Rehabilitation service to NHS staff and commercial customers? Would you like to work in a team with a collective goal to improve clinical standards within a service that’s always striving to be the best? If so, this may be the position for you.
A career in the OHSWB at Guy’s and St Thomas’ will give you the opportunity to learn from the best, thrive and be at the forefront of shaping the Occupational Health agenda in the UK. Join us and be part of a diverse, committed and exceptional team!
This is a 9 month fixed term part time job share role.
Closing date: 12/10/2025
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the role:
Playing a key role in:
1. Developing and reviewing service delivery for the Vocational Rehabilitation role
2. Promoting excellence in nursing and maintaining and improving clinical standards
3. Supporting the creation of a service that is patient focused and inspires patient and employer confidence
4. Leading on all elements of clinical governance and training in Vocational and Rehabilitation health
5. Staff development and training
For further details please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification on our website.
Working for our organisation
We can offer you:
6. Unparalleled learning and career development opportunities, in a supportive and inclusive environment
7. An experienced, knowledgeable and friendly multidisciplinary team of over 100 colleagues, including: doctors, nurses, health and safety specialists, psychologists, physiotherapists, dieticians, manual handling advisers, researchers and administrators
8. The opportunity to be part of delivering and building a broad and varied Public Health portfolio
9. Access to our wide ranging staff health and wellbeing programme, as well as a generous benefits package.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What we want from you:
10. Have knowledge of recent NHS/DH/HSE/UKHSA legislation &
recommendation
11. Awareness of emerging trends and changing emphasis within the sphere of OH and Vocational Rehabilitation health
12. Excellent communication and teamworking skills
13. Commitment to driving clinical governance standards
14. Ability to be flexible, responsive and dynamic
15. Motivation and commitment to continuous learning and development.
Person specification
Previous experience
Essential criteria
16. Substantial RGN, post registration experience in acute setting
17. Proven evidence of management / leadership skills and autonomous practice
18. People management skills including supervisory skills and evidence of student supervision
19. Has knowledge of recent NHS/DH/HSE/UKHSA legislation & recommendations
Desirable criteria
20. Experience of working within a large organisation
21. Knowledge of immunisations
Education/ Qualificatio ns Professiona l/ Statutory Registratio n
Essential criteria
22. registered nurse on the NMC register
23. Specialist community public health nursing NMC registration (SCPHN) Occupational Health Specialist Practitioner Nursing or relevant Occupational Health/Public Health qualification
Desirable criteria
24. Teaching or mentorship course
25. Management qualification or equivalent experience
Skills/ Knowledge/ Ability
Essential criteria
26. Substantial evidence of clinical skills/knowledge/ability to deliver all aspects of occupational/public health provision as detailed in the job description
27. Excellent verbal communication & interpersonal skills with the ability to prepare and produce concise and insightful communications for cascade to a broad range of stakeholder
28. Excellent report writing skills using both analytical and judgement skills
29. IT literate and experienced in the use of Word, Excel and PowerPoint
30. Able to prioritise own workload and assist others in developing these skills, whilst achieving balance between clinical work & other aspects of the post
31. Ability to work autonomously and as a member of a team, and of a multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
32. Experience of organising and chairing meetings
33. Teaching & supervisory skills
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.